Pet ownership can offer a wealth of positives for many people, but for those experiencing homelessness, the costs can be insurmountable.
Smiley was brought to the clinic to get a check on a cyst that her owner fears may be cancerous.Pets in the Park is a national charity focused on the health of companion animals whose owners are experiencing homelessness. Photographer Abigail Varney documented the volunteers and the animals and owners they encountered in Tasmania, Victoria and the ACT.
She lives with anxiety, depression, ADHD and autism, and says Ash is a great emotional support for her."I have a friend that lets me borrow her washing machine, oven, stove and her other stuff in the house to keep myself breathing," she says. Veterinary care would be "well and truly" beyond the clients' means if it weren't for the free clinics, Fiona Russell says.Surgery clinics are held quarterly to provide basic procedures, such as desexing and dental operations, but organising them is a "Herculean effort", Fiona says."Coordinating all of our volunteers and having a venue and transport, it's all the administrative tasks that are associated with making a surgical clinic a reality", she says.
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